[GingisK]

The battle with the pastor over breach of office confidentiality was in the LCMS. After a battle lasting almost two years, I left that organization. The "happy Ramadan" greeting was in an ELCA church.

I walked away and never looked back. I have no further desire to put any faith in any clergy. My dad was an LCMS pastor, so I had attended that church for most of my life. Or die. The ELCA experience spanned a scant two years. Those guys are wackos.

[Claud]

Ah, that makes sense.

You shouldn’t put your faith in clergy. Ever. I’m Italian...this we know from long, long experience. :)

Anyway, you should go not because of the clergy but because a) God is God, and He deserves to be adored in the way that He himself ordained at the Last Supper, and because b) you need the grace that comes from receiving the Blessed Sacrament.

[Salvation]

But as I said above, a couple of bad apples does not mean that the entire church has gone bad.

Look around. I bet you will find a LCMS church that is true to the Word of God.

[Jacob Kell]

Salvation is right, GinK. Surely there must be some LCMS churches that aren’t corrupted. Listen to our fellow brother in Christ, G.